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Comments on MetaFilter post The Sling Shot Man and Other Non-famous CaroliniansThu, 15 Jan 2009 21:09:12 -0800Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:09:12 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60The Sling Shot Man and Other Non-famous Carolinians
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieWrWLjii0">The Sling Shot Man</a> is Rufus Hussey, a man who's awesome with a beanshooter. This is a segment from 1985 of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/CarolinaCamera">Down Home with the Carolina Camera</a> which is a long-running part of Charlotte's WBTV's <i>Top o' the Day</i> variety show. There are a total of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=CarolinaCamera&view=videos">22 videos</a> on the YouTube channel which all feature interesting but non-famous Carolinians. Here are some other stories I liked: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbiaLbAHLRw">The Dulcimer School</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yh8yhPZA9Q">Alligator Catchers</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eObTPDKNCH8">The Checker Players</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ncYgBaj_js">The Gourdman of Angier</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zevsbdfcQgI">Backwards Man</a>.post:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:57:24 -0800KattullusinterviewsCarolinaNorthCarolinaCharlotteWBTVslingshotslingshotsbeanshooterbeanshootersgourdsdulcimersdulcimeralligatorscheckersbackwardsspellingBy: Kattullus
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Oh! Plum forgot! The first link via <a href="http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/blog/2009_01_01_archive.asp#6706354405908162293">William Gibson's blog</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2414356Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:09:12 -0800KattullusBy: dawson
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An excellent post...I also enjoyed The <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_ljoL2RfA0&feature=channel">Tree Climbing Dog</a> & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMNetrLLMbM&feature=channel">The Jail Cook</a>. . .comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2414367Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:24:07 -0800dawsonBy: Kattullus
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I enjoy pretty much all of them.
Also, something about the reporter has me in hysterics sometimes. I can't quite articulate why but I find him hilarious.comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2414376Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:30:03 -0800KattullusBy: dawson
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Yeah, he's (reporter) perfect for this. I like Marshall Tucker here too. Heard about him pretty much my whole life but never saw him like this til now... good people.comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2414390Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:37:02 -0800dawsonBy: PeterMcDermott
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These are great. These are the type of Americans we just don't see enough of in the rest of the world -- kind, humble people with slightly peculiar obsessions and the can-do spirit.
Nice postcomment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2414417Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:13:28 -0800PeterMcDermottBy: rokusan
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<i>kind, humble people with slightly peculiar obsessions and the can-do spirit.</i>
To be fair, this is also a different type of reportage than "Are you afraid of a black man in the white house?"
We all have good and bad sides.comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2414428Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:37:31 -0800rokusanBy: mecran01
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<i>We all have good and bad sides.</i>
Whew, that was a close call. Also, don't forget we had a civil war over slavery. And the Vietnam war.comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2414591Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:56:24 -0800mecran01By: jim in austin
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<a href="http://ie.youtube.com/results?search_query=Texas+Country+Reporter&search_type=&aq=f">The Texas Country Reporter</a> is a very similar show. Witness <a href="http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfbTO0GlONU">Chicken Fried Bacon</a> as an example.comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2414617Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:33:05 -0800jim in austinBy: MrMoonPie
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Watch The Dulcimer School. Listen to how the reporter pronounces <em>Appalachian</em>. Never say it any other way.comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2414781Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:25:00 -0800MrMoonPieBy: leotrotsky
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Awesome post. I want a slingshot!comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2414923Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:36:28 -0800leotrotskyBy: GenjiandProust
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I may have to begin talking backwards myself, now. And jim_in_austin? I believe my cholesterol went up<em> just watching</em> that video... There are times I miss Texas, if only for the audacity of the food.comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2414969Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:56:31 -0800GenjiandProustBy: OmieWise
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Nice. Thanks.comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2415049Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:28:13 -0800OmieWiseBy: dawson
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<small>Listen to how the reporter pronounces Appalachian. Never say it any other way.</small>
That's cool I guess, because that's the way I always said it.... Erm, how how else is it pronounced? That Texas link is awesome too, but I'm partial to the Carolina folk.comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2415505Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:56:45 -0800dawsonBy: Harald74
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I read <a href="http://www.agriculture.com/ag/files/welsch/roger/index.html">Roger Welsch's</a> tractor books to put me in a friendly state of mind towards Americans. A history professor turned part-time farmer and tractor restorer, he's one American I wouldn't mind having as a neighbour.
<i><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=p5W52Kq1d-IC&dq=busted+tractors+and+rusty+knuckles&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result">Busted Tractors and Rusty Knuckles</a></i> is on Google books if anyone wants a preview.comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2415597Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:46:21 -0800Harald74By: Harald74
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Please don't take my last post to imply I wouldn't want most Americans as neighbours, as I'm sure Americans are better neighbours than most of my fellow Norwegians....comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2415603Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:47:26 -0800Harald74By: MrMoonPie
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dawson, some people pronounce it as if they were speaking of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appellation">wine-growing region</a>.
These people annoy me, and I yell at them.comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2415627Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:00:13 -0800MrMoonPieBy: dawson
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AhHa, MrMoonPie...I hear what you mean, and come to think of it I've encountered that.comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2416463Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:41:50 -0800dawsonBy: willie11
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Phenomenal post. Reminded me just why I love my home state so much. Thank you.comment:www.metafilter.com,2009:site.78316-2426320Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:50:11 -0800willie11
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